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Abstract The weapon systems development has some distinct characterist ics in that a big size of government budget (derived from national tax) has been expended frequently and the completion of the development projects seems to take long. Thus, the impact of the potential changes in the required operational capability on the development activities can induce some type o f project risks. As such, proper management of project risk has been one of crucial subjects in the weapon systems development. Although a variety of methods can be considered, an approach ba sed on the test and evaluation (T&E) process has been selected in this paper in order to appropriate ly handle those potential risks. In the study of the underlying T&E process, the safety consideration ( for instance, explosiveness) of weapon systems is also included. To achieve the objective of the paper , a step-by-step procedure is first presented in the analysis of the T&E process. Then, to pursue s ome enhancement on the process, a set of necessary and useful activities are added in terms of ri sk and safety management. The resultant process is further analyzed and tailored based on a design stru cture matrix method. The case study of a tank development is also discussed.Keywords : Test & Evaluation, Systems Engineering, Weapon Syste ms, Risk Management, Design Structure Matrix

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